On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
EDpuzzle is a very powerful web 2.0 tool I have not heard about until we started talking about online media in Chapter 6. EDpuzzle is completely free to use and does not have any ads. When you create a teacher account, you are able to import your students and assign them videos that already exist on the internet found as websites such as YouTube or Khan Academy to name a few. You can also upload your own video if there is nothing already available on the Internet. There is a section for teachers and students to log in to where the teacher creates the assignments, while the students complete the assignments. Teachers also have the power to add their own voice over, stop the video and ask questions, and even track how long a student took to complete the assignment. This tool is very appropriate for use in schools and even takes the "toxic capabilities" out of great websites like YouTube. I feel it is appropriate for student use in all grade levels because teachers have the power to ask as simple or complex questions as they choose. As long as a student can click or type the URL, teachers can effectively use this as a teaching tool within their classroom.
Educational Uses of Site
The teacher could use EDpuzzle in a flipped lesson where the students are expected to complete some aspect of the work at home such as watching a YouTube or Khan Academy video. Rather than just assigning the video and hoping the students watch it, you can now see immediately who did their work and who did not. EDpuzzle also allows teachers to grade the assignment as soon as the students are completed with their work. Also, teachers have the power to disallow skipping of the video, which means you know each student watch the entire video from start to end.
Review of Site
I really liked EDpuzzle and I am glad we were exposed to it in class. I plan on incorporating this tool into my lessons for next year. Rather than watching a 10 or 15 minute Khan Academy video in class, I can now use EDpuzzle and assign it for homework. This will allow me to have more time to spend in class on difficult concepts or have deeper-rooted discussions with my students. I can now also ensure that each and every one of my students is actually watching the video and comprehending the content by use of the "ask a question" capability within EDpuzzle.
Unit 6.2A Assignment
On the class wiki site, post your favorite new Web 2.0 tool that has not been covered in detail in this class that you have discovered in this course or elsewhere. List the URL, what the tool is, and why you find it useful using the wiki template page. No duplication allowed-each page must be an original new tool. This can be done after reviewing the Unit 9 material, which covers more Web 2.0 resources.
Student Name:
Kyle PoremboTitle of Site:
EDpuzzleURL:
EDpuzzleDescription of Site:
EDpuzzle is a very powerful web 2.0 tool I have not heard about until we started talking about online media in Chapter 6. EDpuzzle is completely free to use and does not have any ads. When you create a teacher account, you are able to import your students and assign them videos that already exist on the internet found as websites such as YouTube or Khan Academy to name a few. You can also upload your own video if there is nothing already available on the Internet. There is a section for teachers and students to log in to where the teacher creates the assignments, while the students complete the assignments. Teachers also have the power to add their own voice over, stop the video and ask questions, and even track how long a student took to complete the assignment. This tool is very appropriate for use in schools and even takes the "toxic capabilities" out of great websites like YouTube. I feel it is appropriate for student use in all grade levels because teachers have the power to ask as simple or complex questions as they choose. As long as a student can click or type the URL, teachers can effectively use this as a teaching tool within their classroom.
Educational Uses of Site
The teacher could use EDpuzzle in a flipped lesson where the students are expected to complete some aspect of the work at home such as watching a YouTube or Khan Academy video. Rather than just assigning the video and hoping the students watch it, you can now see immediately who did their work and who did not. EDpuzzle also allows teachers to grade the assignment as soon as the students are completed with their work. Also, teachers have the power to disallow skipping of the video, which means you know each student watch the entire video from start to end.
Review of Site
I really liked EDpuzzle and I am glad we were exposed to it in class. I plan on incorporating this tool into my lessons for next year. Rather than watching a 10 or 15 minute Khan Academy video in class, I can now use EDpuzzle and assign it for homework. This will allow me to have more time to spend in class on difficult concepts or have deeper-rooted discussions with my students. I can now also ensure that each and every one of my students is actually watching the video and comprehending the content by use of the "ask a question" capability within EDpuzzle.